Public Backlash Major Influence in CFL Sacking of Art Briles

After public backlash, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, a Canadian Football League team, backtracked on its decision to hire former Baylor football coach Art Briles. Briles had been fired from Baylor University in May 2016 after an investigation revealed that the university mishandled sexual assault allegations against football players.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats CEO cited an underestimated “tsunami of negativity” from fans and the media, mainly in the U.S., as the main reason the hiring decision was quickly reversed the same day. The CEO also stated he believed …

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Will Baylor Succeed in Dismissal of Title IX Claim?

Baylor University, the world’s largest Baptist college, faces further upheaval and complications with regards to a Title IX claim filed in March 2016. Jasmin Hernandez had enrolled at Baylor when a former football player, Tevin Elliott, raped her at an off-campus party in 2012. In 2014, the court convicted Elliott of two counts of sexual assault and sentenced him to twenty years in prison.

In March 2016, Hernandez filed her Title IX lawsuit against Baylor, the former athletic director, Ian McCaw, and head football coach, …

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